Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 232 · 40 questions

What you do (Air pushes back): 1. Draw a T shape on a paper strip and cut it out with safety scissors (an adult helps). 2. Cut the top down the middle and fold the two blades opposite ways. 3. Fold up the bottom and clip a paper clip on it. 4. Drop it from your raised hand and time how long it takes to land.

1. 1.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
2. 2.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) gravity (c) magnetism (d) the wind
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a balloon (c) a paper clip (d) a pencil
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a paper helicopter (c) a glass marble (d) a coin
5. 5.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
6. 6.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a wobbly chair (c) from your raised hand (d) a high window ledge
7. 7.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) slower (c) faster (d) it stops in the air
8. 8.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it spins the other way (c) it turns blue (d) it does not fall
9. 9.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) a paper helicopter (d) a coin
10. 10.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
12. 12.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
15. 15.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a magnet
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
18. 18.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it turns into a ball (c) it spins round (d) it flies upward
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the drop height (b) the length of the blades (c) the person dropping (d) time to reach the floor
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) turmeric powder (c) safety scissors (d) a ruler
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the length of the blades (b) the drop height (c) the paper clip (d) time to reach the floor
25. 25.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) floating (c) air resistance (d) magnetism
26. 26.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
27. 27.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a battery cell
30. 30.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
33. 33.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) safety scissors (d) sharp kitchen shears
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a toy parachute (c) a glass marble (d) a feather
35. 35.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a steel spoon (c) a feather (d) an open sheet of paper
38. 38.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) a sheet of glass (c) the crumpled ball (d) neither of them
40. 40.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast

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